Weddings Are…

A joining of two people in matrimony.
A joyous and celebratory occasion.
A great reason to get dressed up…and be reminded of just how good Hubby looks in a suit and tie.
A reconnecting with old friends and an opportunity to make new ones.
A chance to eat great food on someone else’s dime.
But mostly, weddings are a realization [...]

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The Post I’ve Been Avoiding

After being encouraged by Hubby’s recent lay off and severance package…
Turns out 2 months pay doesn’t go as far as one would hope.  We still could not afford to fix up the house, live and be ready to sell before Hubby had to commit to another job.
Good news is that we won’t be paying any [...]

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I Can’t Believe He Lets Me Do This Shit

Hubby must really love me.
As well as supporting me emotionally, spiritually, financially and as parent to our children, he will occasionally indulge the “studied-theatre-in-college-majoring-in-parody” me.
Like yesterday when he came home with his new glasses.
As soon as he put them on and modeled them for me I burst out laughing.  Not at him of course, but [...]

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Ha! I’m First.

In the 11 years that we’ve owned this house, it’s always been the kids or Hubby who were first to swim in the pool at the beginning of the season.

This year it was me.

Hat and all,  I dove into the pool.

And I LOVED every minute of it while taunting Hubby with chants of  “C’mon, you [...]

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Now I’m Scared

Despite our united front to get the necessary crap done to get the house ready to sell, Hubby and I are still at odds about what to do afterward.
We’re not yelling at each other anymore but we aren’t really talking about it either.  I think I prefer the former…at least we were communicating.
On top of [...]

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Stepping Back

Over the last two days Hubby and I have become keenly aware that pillow talk about what we could do with the equity from the sale of the house has no bearing on the reality of actually having to prepare to sell it.
We’ve had to step back from what to do after it’s sold to [...]

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24 hours, 2 fights

Okay, so it’s not as easy as it looks…whatever that means.
Why is it when faced with the opportunity
To finally do what we’ve always talked about
Do we end up yelling at each other?
Though separate entities, our roots are intertwined
Hard to decipher between what’s ours, yours and mine
We have only familiar to guide us, we are too [...]

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The Verdict Is In

While we had a lovely weekend at the cabin…

and Hubby had fun with the camera…

…that’s my butt and the pants say PRINCESS…
The reality of our situation hit us pretty hard this afternoon.
The truth is, Hubby could easily go out and get another IT job and we could just keep on going the way we have [...]

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Proof That I’m a Tad Odd

Hubby got laid off this morning.  The company he works for has been downsizing for a couple months now but so far there had been no talk of Hubby’s position being at risk.
No talk maybe, but apparently some closed door planning.  Anyway, the following phone conversation demonstrates how very nonchalant we both are about it.
Hubby: [...]

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The Big Date

Yesterday was the best day I’ve had in years.
Hubby took the day off so we didn’t have to rush through our 14th Anniversary and so that I would have the opportunity to cash in my Mother’s Day present – a trip to the salon for a facial and manicure – before our big date.
It was [...]

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